"On Yablonska Street in Bucha, nothing remains to remind us that the Russian army committed its worst crimes during the war in Ukraine here. In March 2022, at the start of the invasion, more than 450 civilians were killed in this municipality north of Kyiv. Yablonska was one of the places where the largest number of bodies were recovered. The only building on the street that provides evidence the war continues today is the local military recruitment office."
"Mikhail, 34, was wounded a month ago in a missile attack on the Dnipropetrovsk front. He walks on crutches and still shows signs of the concussion caused by the blast. He is from Bucha and says: If people know what happened here (in Yablonska), the Russians cannot be forgiven for their actions. Mikhail is referring to one of the points included in the so-called peace plan officially proposed on January 20 by U.S. President Donald Trump to Volodymyr Zelenskiy."
Yablonska Street in Bucha bears little visible trace of the March 2022 atrocities that left more than 450 civilians dead; the local recruitment office is the only sign of ongoing conflict. Men queue there for paperwork and leave requests, including Mikhail, wounded and demanding justice. A U.S. peace plan proposed on January 20 was largely reformulated, with 22 of 28 points retained and several points to be negotiated directly between leaders. One contentious clause would require Ukraine to forgo prosecuting Russian war crimes. Ukrainians reject amnesty for the invader and resist territorial concessions.
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